Alex Schachter, 14, remembered as happy band kid

Alex Schachter's memorial service was attended by 1,200 friends, teachers and family on Sunday. (Handout.)

He was always smiling.

Alexander “Alex” Schachter, a 14-year-old band kid, was known for being friendly. He dreamed of going to the University of Connecticut and often wore the the same UConn hoodie.

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Schachter, one of 17 students and teachers killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday, was buried Sunday morning. His memorial service was attended by about 1,200 friends, teachers and family.

“I don’t want people to forget his passion for music,” said classmate Ryan Matulin, 15, a ninth-grader. The two were in the school’s Marching Eagles band together. “He was a nice kid. He never said anything bad.”